From: A telephone survey of factors affecting willingness to participate in health research surveys
General population sample % n = 1559 | Case-control study sample % n = 153 | Cohort study sample % n = 401 | ||
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Aged ≥18 | ||||
Malea | 49 | 42 | 61 | 94 |
Female | 51 | 58 | 39 | 6 |
Agea 18–39 years | 40 | 28 | 0 | 1 |
40–60 years | 34 | 41 | 13 | 39 |
>60 years | 26 | 31 | 87 | 60 |
ATSI:ab Yes | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
No | 97.5 | 99 | 98 | 99 |
Country of birtha | ||||
Australia | 73 | 77 | 70 | 75 |
Other | 27 | 23 | 30 | 25 |
Highest level of educationa | 25–64 years only | |||
School | 41 | 42 | 49 | 46 |
Technical/trade certificate | 35 | 22 | 30 | 32 |
Tertiary | 24 | 35 | 21 | 22 |
Other | - | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Remoteness indexa | ||||
Metropolitan | 69 | 56 | 61 | 68 |
Inner regional | 20 | 22 | 28 | 24 |
Outer regional/Remote | 12 | 21 | 10 | 8 |
SEIFA Relative Disadvantageac | ||||
Quintile 1 least advantaged | 20 | 14 | 2 | 10 |
Quintile 2 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 18 |
Quintile 3 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 18 |
Quintile 4 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 |
Quintile 5 most advantaged | 20 | 25 | 36 | 30 |
Previously done health survey Yes | 26 | 100 | 100 | |
No | 74 | 0 | 0 | |
Previously refused health survey Yes | 11 | 8 | 10 | |
No refusal | 89 | 92 | 90 | |
Long-term disease/disability Yes | 25 | 43 | 30 | |
No | 75 | 56 | 71 |